North Korea's foreign minister Li Yong said on January 1, "We do not demand a total ban on sanctions, but some of the 11 UN sanctions are lifted, five of which were adopted in 2016-2017, "We will only release items first."

Lee said in a press conference at the Melia Hotel, a North Korean delegation host in Hanoi, Vietnam, where the second North American summit was held.

(yunhap news)